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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
3753
9814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
561
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
432
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
81
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
34
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sicily
3 Families width 65 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies22SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sicily
34 Genera with 65 Species
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Aphrosylus Haliday, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 2008Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Kowarzia Mik, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Macrodolichopus Stackelberg, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Orthoceratium Schrank, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Sigmatineurum Parent, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Xanthempis Bezzi, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
65 Species
Aphrosylus aculeatus Negrobov, 1979
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Brachystoma vesiculosum Fabricius, 1794
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus magius Loew, 1845Fancy-legged Fly
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera (Kowarzia) italia
Clinocera (Kowarzia) madicola Vaillant, 1964
Clinocera (Kowarzia) sandaliae Wagner, 1984
Clinocera (Kowarzia) tenella (Wahlberg, 1844)⇒ Kowarzia tenella Wahlberg, 1844
Clinocera italiae Wagner, 1995
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Crossopalpus demartini Raffone, 1984
Crossopalpus pilipes Loew, 1859
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) boergei Chvala, 1971
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) ephippiata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Empis) dasypoda Egger, 1860
Empis (Empis) hystrix Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) sicula Loew, 1867
Empis (Euempis) sericans Brullé, 1832
Empis (Kritempis) macropalpa Egger, 1860
Empis (Leptempis) affinis (Egger, 1860)⇒ Empis opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Hemerodromia gereckei Wagner, 1995
Hercostomus convergens Loew, 1857
Hilara bovina Becker, 1910
Hilara spiniplatyura Chvala, 2008
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Kowarzia tenella Wahlberg, 1844
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Macrodolichopus diadema Haliday, 1832
Medetera ambigua (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera nitida Macquart, 1834
Medetera nitida Macquart, 1834
Microphor albopilosus Becker, 1910
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Orthoceratium lacustre Scopoli, 1763
Platypalpus cruralis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus cursitans Fabricius, 1775
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus pseudounguiculatus Strobl, 1909
Poecilobothrus basilicus Loew, 1869
Poecilobothrus ducalis Loew, 1857
Poecilobothrus infuscatus (Stannius, 1831)⇒ Poecilobothrus ducalis Loew, 1857
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) clypeata Macquart, 1834
Sciapus costae Mik, 1890
Sciapus euzonus Loew, 1859
Sciapus fasciatus Macquart, 1834
Sciapus opacus Loew, 1866
Sigmatineurum chalybeum Parent, 1938
Syndyas nigripes Zetterstedt, 1842
Syneches muscarius Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon zelleri Loew, 1850
Tachydromia alteropcta Becker, 1889
Tachydromia alteropicta Becker, 1889
Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Teuchophorus calcaratus Macquart, 1827
Teuchophorus cristulatus Meuffels & G..., 1992
Teuchophorus spinigerellus Zetterstedt, 1843
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) flavipalpis Zetterstedt, 1843
Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) lota Walker, 1851
Wiedemannia (Roederella) czernyi Bezzi, 1905

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Sicily
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
17
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org